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Director, Product-Media & Creative Activation

United KingdomFull-time2026-10-26 → 2026-11-11

Core

Lead product vision and execution for media and creative activation optimization within WPP Open, focusing on algorithmic ML optimization, agentic troubleshooting, and governance for global brand campaigns.

Role type

Senior IC Product Director (Media & Creative Activation)

Builds

Modular products and interconnected capabilities for the marketing lifecycle (Unified Activation platform)

Domain

Advertising Technology / Media Buying / Creative Management

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Campaign activation, Creative management, Algorithmic optimization, Agentic AI workflows, Dynamic Creative Optimization (DCO), Cross-platform governance, Product strategy, Stakeholder management

Preferred skills

Experience with walled gardens and open platforms, ML model operationalization, Workflow automation

Technologies

WPP Open, ML models, Ad servers, Buying platforms

Responsibilities

Define product vision and roadmap for optimization and governance; Own algorithmic ML optimization of budgets, bids, and targeting; Manage agentic optimization for unstructured troubleshooting; Establish governance for taxonomies and compliance rules; Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable integrations.

Seniority

Director, hands-on IC leadership